Essential Uncanny X-Men

For those who can’t afford some of Marvel’s Silver Age classics, or even their beautifully restored Masterworks editions, the Essential volumes are the perfect alternative. Packing over 20 stories into a single volume for under $15 is a boon for collectors and the casual fan alike. The sole sacrifice is color, but that is barely missed, as the stories and artwork of Marvel’s 60s and 70s comics jump off the page with such excitement that readers can easily visualize the colors that fill those worlds. In this volume we are given Stan Lee and Jack Kirby’s seminal X-Men, from the very first issue which introduces Professor X and his team of teenaged mutants up to issue #24. Filled with characters like Magneto, the Blob, Toad, and the Sentinels, these early issues are must-have material for the X-fan.